Tunnel with an outlay of Rs 295 crore to ease traffic congestion in Shimla
This was stated by Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while presiding over a meeting of the Public Works Department (PWD) here on Wednesday.
Traffic has been stopped along the national highway.
Representative image (Photo:Northern Railway/Twitter)
At least six workers are feared trapped in an under-construction tunnel along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway that collapsed on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, police sources said.
“At least six workers are feared trapped under the debris. Two workers have been rescued and shifted to hospital while others are missing,” sources added.
Reports from the area said a massive rescue operation is underway at the site.
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Traffic has been stopped along the national highway.
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